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Most employers will provide health insurance benefits in 2014…with more costs for employees

By on May 21, 2013 in Affordable Care Act, Business and health, Consumer-directed health, Corporate wellness, Design and health, Employers, Financial health, Health and wealth, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health policy, Health reform, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, media and health, Money and health, Patient engagement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personal health finance, Popular culture and health, PPACA, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Retirement and health, Safety net and health, Shopping and health, Uninsured, Value based health

Nearly 100% of employers are likely to continue to provide health insurance benefits to workers in 2014, moving beyond a “wait and see” approach to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As firms strategize tactics for a post-ACA world, nearly 40% will increase emphasis on high-deductible health plans with a health savings account, 43% will increase [...]

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A physical activity shortage: Let’s Move!

By on May 6, 2013 in Chronic disease, Depression, Design and health, Diabetes, Exercise, Financial health, Fitness, Food and health, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Heart health, media and health, Money and health, Noncommunicable disease, Obesity, Patient engagement, Popular culture and health, Prevention and wellness, Public health, Welness, Women and health

Only 1 in 5 Americans got the minimum recommended amount of physical activity in 2011, based on guidelines offered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. More men than women met the standard: 23.4% of men versus 17.9% of women. There are wide variations across the 50 states, as the map shows, with the healthiest [...]

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The need for a Zagat and TripAdvisor in health care

By on April 9, 2013 in Affordable Care Act, Business and health, Consumer-directed health, Design and health, Digital health, Employers, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health IT, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health Quality, Health reform, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Internet and Health, media and health, Medicare, Money and health, Patient engagement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, PPACA, Prescription drugs, Retail health, Shopping and health, Social media and health

  Patient satisfaction survey scores have begun to directly impact Medicare payment for health providers. Health plan members are morphing into health consumers spending “real money” in high-deductible health plans. Newly-diagnosed patients with chronic conditions look online for information to sort out whether a generic drug is equivalent to a branded Rx that costs five-times [...]

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The value of big data in health care = $450 billion

By on April 8, 2013 in Behavior change, Bio/life sciences, Chronic care, Chronic disease, Corporate wellness, Design and health, Digital health, Doctors, Electronic health records, Employers, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health IT, Health Plans, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Medical device, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Money and health, Patient engagement, Personal health records, Personalized medicine, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, PHRs, Physicians, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Privacy and security, Public health, Supply chain, Trust, Value based health

  Exploiting Big Data in industry is Big News these days, and nowhere is the potential for leveraging the concept greater than in health care. McKinsey & Company estimates that harnessing big data across five dimensions of health care could yield nearly one-half trillion dollars’ worth of value in The ‘big data’ revolution in healthcare. The [...]

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Walgreens Steps with Balance program rewards both consumers and the store

By on April 3, 2013 in Behavior change, Connected health, Consumer-directed health, Design and health, Digital health, Environment and heatlh, Exercise, Food and health, Health and Beauty, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Internet and Health, Kids' health, Medical device, medical home, mHealth, Mobile health, Money and health, Nutrition, Obesity, Patient engagement, Personal health records, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs, Primary care, Public health, Retail health, Sensors and health, Shopping and health, Social media and health

Consumers who patronize Walgreens can get rewarded for tracking their physical activity   For the Steps with Balance program kickoff, self-tracking consumers can earn 20 points for every mile walked or run and 20 points for tracking weight. Walgreens implemented the Walk with Walgreens program in 2012. The program won an Effie Award for an outstanding [...]

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